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Leadership

2023-2024


Our Board Chair and Head of School

Dear Friends,


The theme of this year’s annual report, “Community of Giving and…” (and learners,
leaders, athletes, adventure, and so much more) grabbed our attention immediately because it speaks to the myriad paths and opportunities for students at Westridge all of which are made possible by the strength and engagement of our community.


Our community shares a commitment to our mission and values and to providing
the best possible education for each one of our students. We come together
through volunteering; attending student, parent, and alumnae events; supporting
families in need; and participating in the Westridge Annual Fund, which we report
on each year in our Report on Giving.


During the 2023-2024 school year, we exceeded our Westridge Annual Fund goal
and expanded giving over the prior year. Thank you to everyone who joined in the
fun of our first-ever Tiger Giving Days. The school received more than 150 gifts over
the two-day period in April.

Valerie Rubio Lemmon '92

Chair, Board of Trustees

Andrea Kassar

Head of School

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In addition to the Westridge Annual Fund, which supports the school’s annual operating budget, endowments continue to be a priority, and in our last fiscal year the Forever Fund for Financial Aid reached a major milestone of $1 million (its alumnae founders from the Class of 1969 say they are just getting started!). Parents and alumnae also contributed to special programs and projects, including a gift of $120,000 for the Upper School Science program and gifts to support the 310 Arlington property, the site of our next campus expansion.


We sat to write this letter in late October, just after Dr. Mary Helen Immordino-Yang came to speak with faculty and parents on the link between emotions and deep learning. One of the things Dr. Immordino-Yang researches is the impact of social relationships and culture on learning and the brain. Learning is a social endeavor. This is something we intuitively understand but are now learning more about how this works on a neurological level. And the more we learn, the more we understand just how fortunate all of us are to be a part of our vibrant learning community at Westridge, and how fortunate our students are to have a community of supporters who understand we are all in this together.


Thank you for joining us in this community of friends united by our mission.


With gratitude,

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Valerie Lemmon, Chair, Board of Trustees            Andrea Kassar, Head of School

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Board of Trustees

2023-2024

Valerie Rubio Lemmon ’92 – Board Chair

Mike Burke

Sigrid Burton ’69

Cathy Colloff

Akila Gibbs

Kirsten L. Hansen ’83

Marc S. Harris

Suzanne D. Icaza

Tina Li Kleindorfer

Richard B. Lord

Jim Lygopoulos

Donald L. Morgan, Ph.D.

John Scott Mulchaey, Ph.D.

Shahbano Nawaz ’98

Ismael Obregon

Daniel Prince

Khalid Rashid

Elizabeth Russell ’69

Vicki von Holzhausen ’90

Emily Ko Wang ’93

Teri Wilde ’69

Wendy Wu Iwata

Joseph J. Ybarra

Jessica Yang ’10 – Alumnae Board Chair

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Alumnae Board

2023-2024

Jessica Yang ’10, Chair

Nicole Rabaudi ’90, Vice Chair

Kathryn Aposhian ’07

Taelor Bakewell ’11

Michelle Noble Barnett ’90

Zandie Brockett ’05

Liz Carlton ’03

Olivia Moore ’01

Thembisa Mshaka ’88

Cassandra Nufable ’12

Tanya Paz ’02

Marianne Van Vorst Ryan ’79

Melissa Wu ’94

Ellie Diop ’10

Alicia Henry ’01

Ann Hazeltine Hyde ’66

Caroline Sill King ’03

Julia Tyson La Grua ’71

Ashwini Lakshmanan ’97

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2023-2024


Executive Committee

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Allison Reed Dietrick ’93

President

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Audrey Huang

President-Elect

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Lisa Burke

Past President

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Alison Molinelli

Treasurer

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Stephanie Nava ’90

Assistant Treasurer

Vilma Livas

Secretary

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Sunyoung Fahimi

VP Communications

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Ellen Tsang

VP Upper School

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Angie Howard

VP Middle School

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Nanita Miller

VP Lower School

​Chitra Rajesh

VP Westridge Fund

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Erica Rosales

VP DEIJ

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Angela Rashid

Admissions Liaison

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